1. Forearm compartment pressures and grip strength in elite motorbike racers with chronic exertional compartment syndrome
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Dominic P. O’Dowd, Heike Romer, Richard Hughes, Noel Harding, Samantha Ball, Filippo Migliorini, and Nicola Maffulli
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Chronic exertional compartment syndrome ,Compartment pressure ,Forearm ,Upper limb ,Grip strength ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
Abstract Background Remarkably little research has been published on chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) of the forearm. This study investigated forearm flexor compartment pressure pre- and post-exercise in elite motorbike racers clinically diagnosed with CECS and assessed their grip strength before and after arm pump exercise. Methods Elite motorbike riders with a clinical diagnosis of CECS of the right forearm when racing were recruited during the opening rounds of a British Superbike season. Their grip strength and forearm flexor compartment pressures were measured before and after a set exercise programme. Results Of the 11 riders recruited to the study, 10 completed the full testing regime. The mean pre-exercise forearm compartment pressures [11.7 mmHg (range 7–17 mmHg)] significantly increased post-exercise [30.5 mmHg (range 15–45 mmHg)], with a mean increase of 18.80 mmHg (P
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- 2021
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